Living With Copd 7 Tips For Symptom Management

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      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)"
    
      American Lung Association: "COPD Causes and Risk Factors"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Smoking and COPD"
    
      American Lung Association: "Carpets"
    
      American Lung Association: "Belly Breathing"
    
      American Lung Association: "COPD Management Tools"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Sleep Apnea"
    
      American Lung Association: "Exercise and Lung Health"
    
      American Thoracic Society: "Exacerbation of COPD"
    
      CHEST: "Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination on Hospitalizations and Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With COPD"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Who Needs a Flu Vaccine and When"

Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.

Controlled breathing can strengthen your lungs and make living with COPD easier.

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Cleaning the air in your home can help with COPD, especially if you have carpeting.

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Getting your annual flu vaccine is an easy way to help prevent COPD flare-ups.

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      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)"
    
      American Lung Association: "COPD Causes and Risk Factors"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Smoking and COPD"
    
      American Lung Association: "Carpets"
    
      American Lung Association: "Belly Breathing"
    
      American Lung Association: "COPD Management Tools"
    
      National Institutes of Health: "Sleep Apnea"
    
      American Lung Association: "Exercise and Lung Health"
    
      American Thoracic Society: "Exacerbation of COPD"
    
      CHEST: "Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination on Hospitalizations and Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With COPD"
    
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Who Needs a Flu Vaccine and When"